Apliididae of Fornmsn. — 3. 33 



tibiae with a few long bristles!, tarsi slightly imbricated; hind tarsi almost as long as 

 the base of the last antennal joint. 



Length of body-about 0.7 mm. Antenna-about 0.55 mm. 



Host.- riantago major, attacking the lower surface of the leaf. 



Distribution .-Formosa : Taihoku. 



A few viviparous females were collected on February C, 1923, by tiie writer. 

 Capitophorus braggii (Gillette). 

 (PI. Ill, A, fig. (i & PI. VI, A, figs. 4-5) 



Mipiis hrrii/i/i;. Gillette, Can. Ent. xl, p. 17 (1908); Swain, Univ. California, 

 Pub. ni, p. 73 (1919). 



Caj)iiiijJi(iriis hri(<j<//i, van dor Goot, Kenntnis Holland. P>lattl. ]). 119 (1915). 

 Wingless viviparous female. 



Pale yellowish green. Each thoracic and abdaminal segment with a pair of 

 green patches on the dorsum. Eyes dark red. Antennae pale greenish, apex of the 

 5th joint and the base of the 6th very slightly dusky. Cornicles pale greenish, 

 slightly dusky at the apex. Cauda pale greenish. Legs pale greenish, the tarsi 

 slightly dusky. 



Body soft, somewhat narro\\cd, provided with many distinct stout capitate 

 hairs arising from very small tubercles. Head provided with 3 pairs of long capitate 

 hairs between the frontal tubercles and 4 similar but much shorter hairs between the 

 eyes. Frontal tubercles very large, almost as long as the 2nd antennal joint, slightly 

 convex on the inner side which is provided with 2 long capitate hairs. The capitate 

 hairs on the front almost as long as the 2nd antennal joint. Eyes ratlier small, 

 protuberant. Antennae very long and slender, imbricated, furnished with a few 

 very short capitate hairs; the let joint much larger than the 2nd, well developed 

 on the inner side; the 3rd joint without sensoria; the relative length of joints as 

 follows: III-93, IV-70, V-65, VI-197 (22-fl75). Eostrum reaching the hind 

 coxae. Abdomen furnished with 6 capitate hairs on the dorsum of each segment, 

 those on the posterior two or three segments and near the sides longer. Cornicles 

 long, very slender, cylindrical, sometimes slightly curved, slightly expanded at the 

 base, imbricated, not reticulated, a little shorter than the spur of the 6th antennal 

 joint, almost thrice as long as the cauda. Cauda bi'oadest at the base, gradually 

 tapering, about twice as long as wide, furnished with about 10 bristles. Legs very 

 long and slender, provided with many hairs, some of which are knobbed; hind tarsi 

 short, almost as long as the base of the last antennal joint. 



